The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-07-18
ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.
SermOn Preached ny Rev. GeOrEe
wallace Sunday MORNING.

thedral Sunday morning had quite a
good congregation. The pastor, Rev.
/ George Wallace, read the service and
| the Rev. w. H. Barnes OF Lahaina the
lessons. The sermon was preached by
the Rev. George Wallace, from the
/ text: "AIl things are lawfnl for me,
but all things are not expedent. -
l Cor. 10 %
/ The reverend speaker said In the word
/ of Cod, ST Paul is the great preacher Of
/ the rule Of conscience il human conduct.
! He instructs a. one who is charged with
/ special duty in teaching Us in what liberty
( Of conscience consists and in pointing out
/ its dangerous abuses. lie tells US clearly
I the difference between conscience and in
/ clination, between the Divine voice speak
I ing in the heart and the unruly selfish viii
: controlled by the passions and desires Of
the natural man.
/ In reading his epistlcs we often find him
/ dealing with the abuses OF the doctrine Of
/ conscience which he has put forth For
/ example, be sternly rebukes those who
/ found excuses for sin because they were
/ not under the law, but under grace His
words are very plain when he tells that il
man iancies he may sin because he is
under grace, the very fact OF his SHINING
[ shows that he is not under the dominion
{ OF grace al all. A man IS the servant oil
( him whom he Obcvs. ii he obey sin he Is
! the servant as .it,. - 80 -l-- e',--' -, 40
I the servant OF cod st. Paul is always
sincere; the simplicity Of Christ is in him.
! Re pluck away all the wells OF sophistry
and bids Us look on the clear truth and
( the clear principle Let Us see what clear
( teaching he has for Us ia the words OF the
/ text, ''Ali things are lawful tor me, but
all things are not expedent,' or as re-
/ peating it he puts it in another form,
''All things are lawful for me- but all
things edify not, or again, in another
/ epi5tle, "All things are lawful for me, but
| will not be brought under the fear Of
/ any"
All things are lawful for me. Ills argu-
ment applies 10 things which are indifIcr-
ent, which are in themselves neither right
nor wrong, ia regard TO which We are at
liberty to follow our wills and Judge ac-
cording TO our discretion. OF such things
life is largely made up They are G. e.,
our refreshments, our amuscments, occu-
pations and recrcations We must have
occupations, and the matter OF choice is
not, where the profession or calling is le-
ultimate. Il matter Of moral conduct. We
must have our refreshments and arnusc-
ment4, our rccrc,tiOns and pleasures. for
the health OF our bodies, minds and souls.
And yet We know how capable they are Of
abuse. The occupation which you have
selected for your life, or the pleasure and
the company you have chosen may be en-
tirely permitted they are lawful and no
one has a right to interfere with you-still
tfey may not b. cSpcdicnt, they may not
cdify they may be such that you are
brought under the fear, j. e.. they make
you their slave. You may allow yourself
in some perfectly permitted indulgence
until you cannot do without it,. You have
lost your Christian sclf-mastcry and you
do things which are not for a Christian TO
do. The things Indifferent have come 10
swallow up your time; they give you a
distaste for position dutice, aud weaken
the spiritual life.
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